Desert ephemeral plants are known for their ability to complete ... Initially, after the seeds mature, they enter a dormant state that prevents germination. During the hot summer months, this ...

Photons filter down through the atmosphere and are eagerly absorbed by light-powered organisms such as plants and algae ... of the polar night as these desert conditions where there’s very ...

NWT said dormant seeds preserved in sediment layers in the Brecks had germinated, bringing back a variety of aquatic plants, including rare fen pondweed. "We think we are seeing one of the world's ...

But even small changes in temperature or precipitation could drastically impact plants and animals living in the desert. In some cases global warming is predicted to increase the area of deserts ...

But have you ever wondered what plants and animals live in a desert and how they survive there? This is the Sahara. The largest desert on Earth! Wow! It looks like it hardly ever rains here.

Plants adapt in many ways so that they survive ... as long as 4,800 years longer than any other tree. Cacti live in the desert. They have large, fleshy stems to store water, thick, waxy skin ...

Seeds, dormant for years, would burst forth in brilliant blooms. Lilac desert sage ... helping to uproot invasive plants that choked out native flora. With every careful tug of a weed from ...